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Broederbond

British

/ ˈbrʊdəˌbɔːnt, ˈbruːdəˌbɒnt /

noun

(in South Africa) a secret society of Afrikaner Nationalists committed to securing and maintaining Afrikaner control over important areas of government

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Etymology

Origin of Broederbond

Afrikaans: band of brothers

Example Sentences

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Smuts ordered South African civil servants and state schoolteachers to resign Broederbond membership at once.

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Vorster regularly consults with the Broederbond and keeps its leaders informed on important governmental policy shifts.

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His membership in the Broederbond finally showed him the answer.

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While in Pretoria he was honored with an invitation to join the Broederbond, the secret brotherhood that unites the ruling caste of Afrikanerdom and has long provided the country with a kind of inner government.

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He was also invited to join the Broederbond, the powerful secret society of Afrikaner elite.

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